How fast do you reckon this guy was driving?

Manc33 · Post by **Manc33** » 25 Nov 2021, 1:19am

This guy went past me tonight. This is probably the fastest I have ever seen a car go past.

I filmed this at 24 FPS and I reckon his car is moving about 5 feet per frame, which if it is then he's doing about 80 MPH... through a residential area. I know it's a wide road with no one on it (except me) but come on.

The speed limit on this road is 30 MPH!

The sign saying 30 MPH leading to the section this car went past is at the following coordinates, paste it into Google Earth and put it on street view to see. He was heading West.
53°26'23.71" N 2°03'04.70" W

Aikon · Post by **Aikon** » 25 Nov 2021, 6:49pm

We have Operation Snap locally, worth checking if you have similar, a driver has been prosecuted for the offence of driving in excess of the 30 mph speed limit, for travelling at approximately 90mph, using a cyclists video footage: https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/ne ... ne-1344510

Aikon · Post by **Aikon** » 25 Nov 2021, 7:44pm

Additional reporting today of 9 driving bans issued from user submitted footage: Dangerous driving dashcam video in Northamptonshire leads to nine bans https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-59419662

Manc33 · Post by **Manc33** » 25 Nov 2021, 8:02pm

Looking on Google Earth I think there is something there like a camera but it might not be, I think it's just one of those "You are going X MPH" things that lights up.

I am sure the car was electric since it was quiet considering. I only heard it a second before it zipped past. Being electric would also explain how the hell he accelerated to that speed considering there was a bend not far behind him.

The last speed sign leading to that road...

Camera sign...

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